Bolt-clipper.



PATENTED AUG. 13, 1907.

H. w. sMoHL. BOLT CLIPPER. APPLIGATION FILED MAY 20, 1

HENRY W. SMOI-IL, OF VANDALIA, ILLINOIS.

BOLT-CLIPPER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 13, 1907.

Application tiled May 20, 1907. Serial No. 374,746.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY W. SMoHL, a citizen oi the United States,residing at Vandalia, in the county of Fayette and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and uset'ul Improvements in Bolt-Clippers, ol'which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to bolt clippers, and particularly contemplates theprovision of a novel leverage system for imparting a maximum of cuttingpower at the jaws, and the object is to provide this, by a minimumpressure upon the handles. v

M y invention further resides in the iollowing features oi Construction,arrangement and operation as will be hereinafterl descr'rbed withreference to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals are usedto indicate like parts throughout the several figures, and in which,

Figure l is a side elevation of my improved boltclipper in the closedposition, Fig. 2 is a similar view, certain parts being broken away,showing the same in the open position, Fig. 3 is a rear perspective oione of the jaw levers, and, Fig. 4 is a iront perspective view of theother oi the jaw levers.

In the practical embodiment ot my invention I prol vide the handles Iand 2, the handle 2 being provided with an adjustable set screw 3,adapted to bear against the handle l., to limit the inward movement ofsaid handles to close the jaw. The handles l and 2 are provided at theirupper ends with inwardly extending toothed segments 4 and 5,respectively, inter-meshing one with the other, and coupled together bymeans of pivotal links G. The handles l and 2 are further provided withangular slotted legs 7, extending outwardly and above said toothedsegments 4 and 5. The jaw levers 8 and 9 are pivotally connected withinsaid slotted legs 7, the upper jaw 9 being provided with a rounded headl0 and a cut out portion ll, at the upper end of which, and beneath thehead l0, is arranged a socket 12 for the reception ot' the enlarged endI3 oi the angularly extending i leg I4 of the under jaw lever 8. Whensaid enlarged head 13 of said lever is pivotally secured within thesocket l 2, the leg 14 will t within the cut out portion ll.

The operation el my device is as follows: When the handles l and 2 aremoved apart to the position shown in Fig. 2, the lower ends of the jawlevers 8 and 9 will be dra-wn inward by means of the legs 7 oi thehandle levers under the movement et the toothed segments 4 and 5, andthe jaws will be drawn apart at their pivotal connection formed by thehead 13 and socket I2, suitably connected by a pin l5.

The jaws ot the levers 8 and 9 may be provided with removable jaw pieces'lli and I7, respectively, having sharpened abutting edges for cuttingthe bolt.

By reierence to Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawing it will be seen that Iprovide the laterally extending jaw portions and the jaw pieces I6 andI7 with extensions I8 lfrom the sides thereof to provide for the cuttingoi long bars or rods Having thus fully described my invention I claim:

In a bolt clipper, the combination of a pair of handle levers pivotallyconnected at theirI upper ends and provided with intermeshing toothedsegments and slotted legs extending angular-1y outward from saidsegments, jaw levers pivotally connected at their 'lower ends withinsaid slotted angular legs, one or' said jaw levers having a roundedupper end provided with a downwardly extendingremovable cutting jaw, andhaving a cut out portion terminating in a socket below said rounded end,thc other of said levers being provided with an angular leg having anenlargedjend pivotally secured within said socket, and having aremovable cutting jaw extending upwardly below said first named jaw andadapted to engage therewith under actuation of said handle levers, saidremovable jaws being provided with portions extending to the sides ofsaid levers, to provide for cutting long rods and bars, substantially asdescribed.

ln testimony whereof I ailix in v signature in presence of twowitnesses.

HENRY W. SMOHL.

Witnesses Il. T. IlUss, 'l'. C. MILLS.

